ISRO INSAT-3DR launch: Here are 10 satellite assembly pics

Sep 08, 2016, 16:29 PM IST

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)'s INSAT-3DR will be launched into the Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO) on Thursday from Sriharikota and is India's tenth Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) flight GSLV-F05.

It is supposed to provide a variety of meteorological services to India.

The advanced weather satellite weighs 2,211kg and is designed to inject 2 - 2.5 ton class of satellites into GTO.

Here are a few pictures of its configuration from ISRO's official website.

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INSAT-3DR seen with two halves of payload faring of GSLV-F05. Photo: Official website

INSAT-3DR seen with two halves of payload faring of GSLV-F05. Photo: Official website

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Two halves of GSLV-F05 payload fairing enclosing INSAT-3DR being closed. Photo: Official website

Two halves of GSLV-F05 payload fairing enclosing INSAT-3DR being closed. Photo: Official website